Wrangel Island Temperature by Month
Wrangel Island, Altaysky Kray, Russia has an average annual maximum temperature of -7°C (19°F), ranging from -21°C (-6°F) in January to 6°C (43°F) in July. Below you'll find a full monthly breakdown and a comparison with cities worldwide.
Wrangel Island Monthly Temperatures
The climate in Wrangel Island is known for significant temperature differences throughout the year. At night, this contrast is just as clear, with lows ranging from 1°C (34°F) in July to -25°C (-13°F) in January.
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Wrangel Island by month:
The coolest part of the day is typically between 4 AM and 6 AM, while 3 PM is usually the warmest, when solar heating is at its peak. July, the city's warmest month, averages 226 hours of sunshine.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
Temperature: Wrangel Island vs Russia
The map below shows the annual temperature across Russia. You can also select individual months if you want to compare a specific time of year.
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Wrangel Island vs World: Temperature Compared
Wrangel Island's average annual maximum temperature is -7°C (19°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:
Athens, Greece sits at 23°C (73°F) on average, with hot dry summers and mild winters characteristic of the Mediterranean.
On the cooler end, Oslo, Norway averages just 10°C (50°F) annually, with pleasant summers but long, cold winters.
Shanghai, China averages 21°C (70°F) a year, with warm summers, mild winters, and a noticeable spring and autumn.
Melbourne, Australia averages 20°C (68°F) annually — known for unpredictable weather, with four seasons sometimes happening in one day.
Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.
The readings come from a range of sources — land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.
Seasonal temperature shifts influence more than just how warm it feels — they also drive changes in rainfall, cloud cover, and wind patterns throughout the year.
Warmer air holds more moisture, which tends to mean heavier or more frequent rain during the warmer months. When temperatures drop in winter, any precipitation that does fall is more likely to come as snow or sleet, though in Wrangel Island this rarely lasts long on the ground.
For more on Wrangel Island's weather — including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity — visit our Wrangel Island climate page.
